Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablespirits
LabelHow often do you drink spirits ?
Question text How often have you had a drink of SPIRITS OR LIQUEURS, such as gin, whisky, brandy, rum, vodka, advocaat or cocktails during the last 12 months?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 Almost every day 48
2 5 or 6 days a week 16
3 3 or 4 days a week 54
4 once or twice a week 544
5 once or twice a month 405
6 once every couple of months 262
7 once or twice a year 314
8 not at all in last 12 months 1413
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 2333
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2004-2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 34 (FREQUENCY DRINK).
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.